Table 7 BMI-for-age z scores relative to the international growth references for Pakistani primary school children aged five to twelve years
Reference | BMI-for-age z scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | 95% CI | SD | P valuea |
Boys (n = 977) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   WHO 2007 | -0.30 | -0.41 to -0.20 | 1.60 | < 0.001 |
   USCDC 2000 | -0.51 | -0.61 to -0.42 | 2.00 | < 0.001 |
   Present study | 0.00 | -0.05 to 0.07 | 1.00 | 0.803 |
Girls (n = 883) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   WHO 2007 | -0.34 | -0.43 to -0.25 | 1.40 | < 0.001 |
   USCDC 2000 | -0.54 | -0.63 to -0.44 | 1.44 | < 0.001 |
   Present study | 0.00 | -0.07 to 0.07 | 1.00 | 0.999 |
Total (n = 1860) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   WHO 2007 | -0.32 | -0.39 to -0.25 | 1.51 | < 0.001 |
   USCDC 2000 | -0.53 | -0.59 to -0.46 | 1.48 | < 0.001 |
   Present study | 0.00 | -0.04 to 0.04 | 0.99 | 0.859 |